Philip Morris Products S.a.

Gregor Nicholas Bindler

Florian Martin

Simon Goepfert

Michel Philippe Blanc

Sandrine Gouinguene

Dzeti Zait

Nicholas Bakaher

Edric Santos

The present invention relates to a mutant, non-naturally occurring or transgenic plant cell comprising: (i) at least one polynucleotide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence encoding an isopropylmalate synthase and having at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:10 or SEQ ID NO: 12 or SEQ ID NO:14; or (ii) a polypeptide encoded by said polynucleotide(s); or (iii) a polypeptide having at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2 or SEQ ID NO:11 or SEQ ID NO:13 or SEQ ID NO:15; or (iv) a construct, vector or expression vector comprising said polynucleotide sequence(s), optionally wherein said construct, vector or expression vector additionally comprises a promoter comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:8 or a variant thereof with at least about 60% identity thereto or a trichome promoter.

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A tobacco blend includes cut tobacco and a sheet material including tobacco and one or more flowers ofspecies plant. The sheet material has at least 1 weight percent of the one or more flowers ofspecies plant based on the total weight of the tobacco blend. The one or more flowers ofspecies plant are disposed on an outer surface of the sheet material.

Tobacco composition comprising tobacco flower

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Chabrey, Switzerland

Gregor Nicholas Bindler